Rocky V
Is a big let down from the previous film, Rocky IV, where he fights the Russian in honor of his deceased friend, Apollo Creed. Now in this film, we discover that Rocky has severe brain damage from the fight with Drago, and has to retire from boxing. Meanwhile, Polly throws away all of their money in Russia. Forcing them to move back to where it all started, in the cold streets of Philly.
First off, they kept on making the mistake of getting a new kid to play Robert Balboa in every movie. The film takes place right after the events of the fourth film, but when Rocky gets back, his son all of the sudden becomes a teenager. It was nice to see Sylvester Stallone and his son Sage Stallone act in the same film as father and son, but it didn't fit in with the story.
Secondly, the writing was off, Rocky all of the sudden forgets about his friends death, which just happened a few weeks ago. And instead of focusing on Rocky dealing with the guilt of letting his friend die, they focus on him mourning over Micky's death, who passed away in the third film, and has been deceased for years.
Thirdly, they made a huge mistake by bringing in the most annoying character in any of the films, George, the actor was not good at acting, and he loved to yell everything he said.
Thirdly, their biggest mistake was introducing Tommy Gunn, who Rocky just loves and adores more than his own son. Making Robert want to get his father's attention throughout the film. Tommy goes on to becoming a great boxer, but eventually drops Rocky as his trainer, and becomes partners with George. Robert ends up blowing up at his father, making Rocky realize how he was losing his family. Meanwhile, Tommy becomes the heavyweight champion of the world, but gets jealous because everyone brings the attention back to Rocky. Causing Tommy to go over to the bar, where Rocky's is, and challenge him to a street fight, where Rocky, of course, wins.
Sure, this film had some good qualities about it, and it was nice to see Rocky walking the street of Philly again, alongside his son. But it's just not a worthy Rocky film.
Is a big let down from the previous film, Rocky IV, where he fights the Russian in honor of his deceased friend, Apollo Creed. Now in this film, we discover that Rocky has severe brain damage from the fight with Drago, and has to retire from boxing. Meanwhile, Polly throws away all of their money in Russia. Forcing them to move back to where it all started, in the cold streets of Philly.
First off, they kept on making the mistake of getting a new kid to play Robert Balboa in every movie. The film takes place right after the events of the fourth film, but when Rocky gets back, his son all of the sudden becomes a teenager. It was nice to see Sylvester Stallone and his son Sage Stallone act in the same film as father and son, but it didn't fit in with the story.
Secondly, the writing was off, Rocky all of the sudden forgets about his friends death, which just happened a few weeks ago. And instead of focusing on Rocky dealing with the guilt of letting his friend die, they focus on him mourning over Micky's death, who passed away in the third film, and has been deceased for years.
Thirdly, they made a huge mistake by bringing in the most annoying character in any of the films, George, the actor was not good at acting, and he loved to yell everything he said.
Thirdly, their biggest mistake was introducing Tommy Gunn, who Rocky just loves and adores more than his own son. Making Robert want to get his father's attention throughout the film. Tommy goes on to becoming a great boxer, but eventually drops Rocky as his trainer, and becomes partners with George. Robert ends up blowing up at his father, making Rocky realize how he was losing his family. Meanwhile, Tommy becomes the heavyweight champion of the world, but gets jealous because everyone brings the attention back to Rocky. Causing Tommy to go over to the bar, where Rocky's is, and challenge him to a street fight, where Rocky, of course, wins.
Sure, this film had some good qualities about it, and it was nice to see Rocky walking the street of Philly again, alongside his son. But it's just not a worthy Rocky film.